Plymouth Comedy Festival

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Plymouth Comedy Festival is coming to Plymouth in February 2027.

Taking place on 5-7 February 2027 at venues across the city, the festival will bring three days of live comedy to Plymouth. Expect big names, rising stars, new shows and plenty to discover. 

The Chase star Paul Sinha, Marcus Brigstocke and Hal Cruttenden are among the comedians announced for the first Plymouth Comedy Festival, taking place across five city venues.

Harriet Dyer, Tony Law, Matt Richardson, Morgan Rees, Robin Morgan and Plymouth comedian Suzy Bennett also feature in the programme. 

Created by the team behind Laughter Lab, the festival marks a move from regular comedy nights to a city wide weekend, with performances at The Box, The Barbican Theatre, University of Plymouth, Bread & Roses and Steel Brew. 

See the full schedule below: 

Friday 5 February | Saturday 6 February | Sunday 7 February

Friday 5 February

• 6.30pm – Plymouth Comedy Tours, Barbican Theatre

• 7pm – Alf: Bananaqa, University of Plymouth

• 7.30pm – Danny Ward: Local Boi, Steel Brew | Ian Murphy: £1 Million to None, Steel Brew | Robin Morgan: Work in Progress, Barbican Theatre | Utopian Comedy Competition, Bread and Roses

• 9pm – Hal Cruttenden: Work in Progress, Barbican Theatre

• 9.30pm – Best of the Fest, University of Plymouth SU Lounge

Saturday 6 February

• 10am – Comedy Improvisation Workshop with Sam Morgan, Barbican Theatre

• 12.30pm – Alex Kitson: Now Look Here, Barbican Theatre | Best of the South West, Steel Brew | Maggy Whitehouse: The God Whisperer, University of Plymouth

• 2pm – Matt Richardson: Bit Much Mate, Barbican Theatre

• 2.30pm – Luke Honnoraty: Work in Progress, Barbican Theatre

• 3pm – Stephen Carlin, University of Plymouth

• 3.30pm – Morgan Rees: What a Bummer, Barbican Theatre

• 5pm – Harriet Dyer: Niche, Barbican Theatre

• 5.30pm – Joe Capper and Oli Cordova: 2 Nice Young Lads, Bread and Roses

• 6.30pm – Tony Law: Crow Man, Barbican Theatre

• 7pm – Paul Sinha: 2 Sinha Lifetime, University of Plymouth

• 7.30pm – Utopian Comedy Competition: Heat 2, Bread and Roses

• 8pm – Suzy Bennett: Victoria Wood Be Proud, Barbican Theatre

Sunday 7 February

• 11am – First Steps to Stand-Up Comedy, The Box

• 12pm – Jane Hill, University of Plymouth | The Noise Next Door: Comedy, Improvised, University of Plymouth

• 1.30pm – Improperly: Improvised Comedy Show, Bread and Roses

• 2.30pm – Dave Scott: You End Up Where You’re Meant to Be, University of Plymouth | David Arnold: Late Bloomer, University of Plymouth

• 3pm – Plymouth: A Funny Old City, The Box

• 3.30pm – Tom Glover: Did You Watch That Reel I Sent You?, University of Plymouth

• 4.30pm – Justin Panks: 5 Unpopular Opinions (And Why You Agree with Them), Bread and Roses

• 5pm – Burt Williamson: 30, Burty & Thriving, University of Plymouth

• 6pm – Ben Treloar: Work in Progress, University of Plymouth

• 6.30pm – Anna Keirle & Suzy Bennett: The Westcountry Pince Movement – Remix, The Box | Nick Page: Page Against the Machine, University of Plymouth

• 7pm – Utopian Comedy Competition: The Final, Bread and Roses

• 8pm – Marcus Brigstocke: Stand-Up Show, Barbican Theatre

Visit the Plymouth Comedy Festival website to find out further information about each act and to purchase tickets